Another report with more depth. Please feel free to view our blog for other conservation updates for South Boulder Creek and other parts of the Boulder watershed. We will be posting soon announcements of new projects on South Boulder Creek totaling more than $400k in restoration funding.

Just wanted to thank you for posting water news throughout the State. We are facing water issues in Northeastern Colorado and hope to find a solution soon. I check your site daily, thanks for keeping us up-to-date.

That would be good for the community. Have you contacted Silverthorne or Dillon or Summit County? They should be able to steer you in the right direction. I’d also try the local Trout Unlimited chapter:

I am on a committee in Coal Creek Canyon responding to the Environmental Impact Statement by the Army Corps of Engs. re Denver Water’s plan to expand Gross dam and reservoir, diverting even more water from the Western Slope – having failed to demonstrate need. “Build a bigger dam” is a destructive antiquated solution. Are you aware of any other groups on the east side of the divide doing the same? I understand that the deadline for response was just changed to March 17.

There are several groups working on the responses to the project. You could try Colorado Trout Unlimited in Boulder or maybe look through the comments on the Corps of Engineers website. Also try the Colorado Environmental Coalition and Western Resource Advocates. A compromise seems to be coming down around guaranteed streamflows in dry times.

I am a new Wildlife Biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Durango. If you are not familiar with the NRCS here is a link to our Colorado homepage http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/ .

We are a Federal organization that aims to assist (via technical assistance and financial cost share) voluntary landowners with conservation through management and technology improvements. Our office is staffed with agronomists, soil scientists, engineers, and me, a wildlife biologist.

While much of our (NRCS) history has focused on traditional agriculture production, I am here promoting more wildlife species and habitat conservation (especially riparian habitats) and there are a number of Programs available to assist landowners with implementing projects (e.g., Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/whip/whip.htm ).

I am new to my position and to Durango (just 5 months). I am actively seeking folks interested in wildlife and habitat conservation, along with promoting the NRCS, feel free to send this along to anyone you might think is interested.

Hi John, I am researching any further developement of the proposed Flaming Gorge Pipeline, have you any recent news if the water has been appropriated from the oxbow on the Green? Is there anyone I can contact for more information?
Thanks for your time, Kelly

I think they visit that decision each day but they might if this warm weather kicks up streamflows. They have to look at the potential for flooding during the runoff so they need enough room to store water. They want to fill during the runoff as well so they don’t want to draw it down too far. It can be a balancing act.

The POND networking event will be a structured happy hour with “table topic” discussions in small groups. The topics will provide an opportunity for new comers and veterans in the water community to share their experiences.

Please see the CWC website (www.cowatercongress.org) for more information. Thanks for your interest!

I am a environmental engineering graduate student at the School of Mines currently working on a project regarding the role of the hyporheic zone in the treatment of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent discharged into urban streams.

I figured since you all are tuned into water issues in Colorado this would be a good place to start my research.

What I’m looking for are examples of urban streams which at some point during the year have a substantial percent of their flow derived from WWTP effluent.

I work for the City of Thornton and may be able to get you an interview with our lab folks. Let me know if that’s something you might be interested in.

Also, get in touch with the Barr-Milton Watershed group, they deal with this problem all the time. At one point in history Barr Lake was sort of a sewage lagoon for the City of Denver by virtue of the location of the Burlington Canal headgate and Denver’s Northside Treatment Plant (now out of service).

John – Any way we can post some information about the upcoming South Platte Forum on October 23 and 24, and the Colorado Flood Fundraiser and Silent Auction POND Event/Reception on Wednesday night?
POND Event:

Do you recommend any sites for a water engineering graduate to follow for possible employment in Colorado? My younger brother recently graduated from Florida State University and is having trouble finding work. Thanks!

I’m writing because I want to share with you a project that I am currently working on to raise awareness of the water crisis facing the Western United States…something that I’m sure you are all too familiar with. I aim to give voice to the mountains and protect their watersheds from abuse and overuse. It’s a lofty goal I know, but without water, we have nothing.

Hi! My name is Lauren Rains. Myself and two others are producing a live Virtual Reality Art Show on February 2nd in Denver Colorado, and the theme our artists will be painting about is Water in the 21st Century. This is the first event of its kind in VR, and we want to get it right. We are expecting 250 people from tech, art, and environmental protection communities.

Our mission is to demonstrate how a new technology like VR, when put into the hands of artists and then displayed to the public provides a powerful tool to make an impact, tell a story, and create conversation.

There are two reasons I’m reaching out to you:

1.) To Ask Your Support Of This Initiative

I’d love to know if can help us create press and awareness around this initiative. We’re looking to have interviews, blog posts, and editorials done on the topic of using Tech and Art to talk about and inspire activism and awareness. Would you like to support this initiative through a.) sharing it in a blog post b.) sharing it on social media, or c.) referring us to people in your network you believe would be interested in it?

23.) In Support Of Your Initiatives
I am doing what I can to make a positive dent in the universe. Please keep me in mind whenever you need to get the word out about an initiative you are working on. I am here to share it and support it. Thank you for creating such compelling, informative, and thought-provoking work. It has inspired me, and that is priceless.

I look forward to hearing from you. And please let me know if you have additional questions. You can reach me by email or ring me at 973 713 3484.

I am a Colorado resident very much on the outside of conversations about water resources in the state who has read the qualitative assessments of water availability. In the last year I have been following your blog on water issues. In addition, I’ve read the Colorado Water Plan.

What, in your opinion, is the best quantitative analysis of Colorado’s current water supply verses demand?

Any links on this topic that you would recommend would be greatly appreciated.

My name is Saphyre. I am currently a senior Human Dimensions of Natural Resource major at Colorado State University. A colleague and I are working on a podcast assignment for one of our courses about the Gross Reservoir Dam Expansion. We were wondering if you would be willing to answer some questions and share your thoughts/opinions about the topic. Please feel free to contact me at the email provided later in the form.